Symbol and Symbolism in Literature .

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Alfaki. Nile Valley University. Omdurman.

Instructor. Ahmed Yasir Dhain Dafar (Ph. D. Candidate). College of Higher Studies, University of Gezira Faculty of Education. Hantoub.

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ABSTRACT:

This study is distinctively restricted to the study of symbolism which means representing things by symbols and its characteristics in literature. It aims to find out a multiple meaning of the symbol. Yeats’s ” Leda and the Swan ” will explain as an example in this study.  This study hypothesizes that the analysis of the symbol so as to get thorough information. It also shows symbolism as a literary movement. Finally, the study has reached some conclusions that verify the hypothesis of the study.

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